Azimuth Corp. nabs $8.7M contract for laser defense technologies

By Mark Hoover

Nov 02, 2015

Azimuth Corp. has won an $8.7 million task order to provide next generation laser protection research and development to the Air Force.

Under the contract, Azimuth will provide research and development of materials technologies and next generation laser protection capabilities that provide protection for aircrews against friendly and hostile lasers operating in the visible and near infrared spectral regions, the Defense Department said in a release.

Work will be performed at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, Camarillo, Calif., and Santa Rosa, Calif., and is slated to wrap up in January 2019.

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Mark Hoover is a senior staff writer with Washington Technology. You can contact him at mhoover@washingtontechnology.com, or connect with him on Twitter at @mhooverWT.

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